Author: Central Jersey

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Police locate missing football star (UPDATED)
  • Sam’s Club Awards Nonprofit Minding Our Business $15,000

    Sam’s Club Awards Nonprofit Minding Our Business $15,000

    By Nicole Cody Lawrenceville, NJ n nSam’s Club awarded a check for $15,000 to Minding Our Business, Inc. (MOB), a nonprofit organization that has been recognized as one of the premier youth entrepreneurship programs in the nation, to support its after school programming in the Trenton School District. MOB began in 1997 as a community…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Excavation company reaches settlement for its role in natural gas explosion that killed Ewing woman

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The company that will be excavating for a new pipeline through Princeton and parts of central New Jersey reached a settlement with the state for its role in a natural gas explosion that killed a woman in Ewing last year. Henkels & McCoy agreed to pay the state $600,000,…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Chief: Officer’s actions followed correct procedure

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    BORDENTOWN CITY — Officials said an officer’s actions were in accordance with standard operating procedure after he physically tried to remove a Pennsylvania man from his car who allegedly refused to leave his car during a traffic stop last week.    ”The sergeant followed all protocols on this stop,” said Deputy…

  • SOMERSET COUNTY: Senior centers to be closed Friday

    Snow is anticipated County-operated senior centers in Hillsborough, Manville and Montgomery will be closed Friday, March 20, due to the anticipated snow. There will be no Meals on Wheels deliveries. Meals on Wheels clients are encouraged to use the frozen snow meal or, in the event of a power outage, the heater meal delivered earlier…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: COAH presentation Monday

    On Monday (March 23) at 7 p.m., there will be a presentation on the recent Council On Affordable Housing (COAH) ruling at the Hopewell Township Municipal Building, 201 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville, Members of the Hopewell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment, Planning Board, Board of Health Advisory Committee, Environmental Commission, Historic Preservation Commission, Affordable Housing…

  • PRINCETON: New Little Tigers coach finds his niche

    Schlesinger’s second career leads him to PHS girls lacrosse By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    After a successful career as an investment banker, David Schlesinger found another successful career in coaching.    Schlesinger first became involved as a volunteer coach with youth lacrosse in Moorestown and once he retired, became even more involved with the sport. He…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: March 20, 2015

    Wednesdays    Free acoustic open mic night and poetry at Star Subs and Café in the Buckley Plaza 621 Route 130, Hamilton, will be hosted Wednesdays at 7 p.m. by American Idol contestant Bri Lobue.    Audience and musicians are welcome. Call 609-333- 1230. Third Wednesday of month    The Mercer County Veterans Support Group invites all veterans…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Downtown eateries to have Restaurant Week

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    BORDENTOWN CITY — The Historic Downtown restaurants are hosting the third annual Restaurant Week, featuring samples of eateries along restaurant row on Farnsworth Avenue from March 29 to April 3.    ”Restaurant Week was part of a trend that New York and Philadelphia promote every winter to generate foot traffic during…